| There are many ways to find great stocks. You can | | | | was to build your team around a big center and we |
| ask your broker? You can get a hot tip from a | | | | had names such as: Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and |
| neighbor? You can listen to analysts on T.V.? Or you | | | | Shaq. Now we have a shift in industry to the |
| can find the next great growth stock all on your own | | | | complete athletic guard that can shoot, jump, drive, |
| and it is not as hard as you think. The trick is relating | | | | and play good defense. Names such as: Michael |
| stocks to something you already know well. | | | | Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James come to |
| I have always played sports and relate most | | | | mind. In recent years we have seen Oil dominate the |
| everything to sports. So I thought to myself, what | | | | stock market as a leading industry, but is there a |
| do great athletes and great stocks have in common. | | | | shift on the way with the need to find alternative |
| Then I thought to myself if I were a coach which | | | | energy resources. Will companies involved with wind |
| athletes would I choose for my team. The answer is | | | | and solar energy be the next big names we hear |
| quite simple, first I would look at the statistics of | | | | from to drive the stock market. |
| each player and choose the ones that are | | | | Step 3: TECHNICAL STOCK CHARTS |
| consistently improving and have the best numbers. | | | | Technical Charts allow us to see the historical price |
| Second, I would take the very best player with the | | | | and volume movements of a particular companies |
| best numbers at their particular position. Third, I | | | | stock. Much like we would graph the statistics of a |
| would review the player's history to get a clear | | | | player to track their progress and give us a |
| picture of how they have progressed, whether they | | | | visualization of their improvement, a companies stock |
| have been resilient in tough times, and continued to | | | | chart will give us an accurate picture of their price |
| work hard in good times. This helped me to come up | | | | performance. There are two important variables we |
| with the F.I.T. Plan for selecting high quality growth | | | | must look at when reviewing stock charts. First, we |
| stocks. | | | | want to see continuous price improvement. Second, |
| Step 1: FUNDAMENTALS | | | | we want to see strong volume associated with the |
| In the sports world they are known as statistics. | | | | price movement as it rises. When price and strong |
| They help us track performance. In the world of the | | | | volume are moving up in tandem it tells us that the |
| stock market, fundamentals are a company's | | | | company is very much in demand. This strong price |
| statistics. The fundamentals tell us how bad or great | | | | and volume movement is similar to that star player |
| a company is doing. The statistics you are looking for | | | | entering the draft and every team is scrambling to |
| will be labeled in categories such as: Quarterly | | | | get him on their team. When we see price moving up |
| earnings, Annual earnings, Sales growth, Profit | | | | on strong volume, it is every mutual fund, pension |
| margins, and Return on Equity. Look for the best | | | | fund, and big bank trying to get that company on |
| numbers possible in each of these areas, and that | | | | their team and they are willing to pay top price. The |
| the numbers are consistently improving. That is a | | | | best news is we can own a piece of that company, |
| company you want on your team. Wait a minute | | | | it is called stock. |
| that could take forever. Good News! There is a great | | | | Finding great growth stocks is not hard; it just |
| newspaper called "Investors Business Daily" that has | | | | requires 3 simple steps. Following the F.I.T. Plan of |
| over 3,000 companies listed with all of their statistics. | | | | Fundamentals, Industry, and Technical Stock Charts |
| Look for companies with ratings of 90 and above, | | | | will lead you to some of the very best growth |
| and with letter ratings of A or B. | | | | stocks traded on the stock market. These will be |
| Step 2: INDUSTRY | | | | company's whose fundamentals shine, who are |
| Think of Industry as a player's position. If ten players | | | | leading the way in their industry through innovation |
| are trying out for the same position, we are looking | | | | and sound business practices, and whose stock |
| to find the very best player at their position. In the | | | | charts show technically sound patterns of reaching |
| stock market similar companies are grouped together | | | | new price highs on strong volume. The F.I.T. Plan |
| in an Industry (position) and we want to find the | | | | helps you find the strongest and healthiest growth |
| very best company within their industry. We also | | | | stocks available and may even get your investments |
| want to find the strongest Industry to build our team | | | | in the best shape of their lives. |
| around. In the NBA, for awhile the strong industry | | | | |